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Archipelago

    Solomon SeaPapua New Guinea

    11°06′S 151°08′E

    Stuers Islands

    Part of Louisiade Archipelago

    The Stuers Islands are an uninhabited archipelago in the Louisiade Archipelago.

    Overview

    The Stuers Islands are an uninhabited archipelago in the Louisiade Archipelago. Politically, they are part of Milne Bay Province in southeastern Papua New Guinea. The islands are located 16 km southeast of Wari. Quessant (Tariwerwi) is another 16 km to the southeast. The archipelago consists of two islands, Marai (29 ha ) and Taliwewai (4.6 ha). Marai is the larger of the two islands. It is 20 m high. Taliwewai is 1.7 km north-east and is 12 m high. In the West of the Stuers Islands is a large area with reefs and shoals called Uluma reefs.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets1
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    1

    Islets

    1

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m24 mMarai7 mTaliwewai
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia